WVC 17 - 16 A- 29
§17-16A-29. Discount program for purchasers of West Virginia EZ
Pass transponders.
(a) The Parkways Authority is hereby authorized to create a
discount program for purchasers of West Virginia EZ Pass
transponders: Provided, That prior to the fixation of any initial
rates, tolls or charges or any increase in any rates, tolls or
charges along any portion of the parkway project, the Parkways
Authority shall create a discount program for purchasers of West
Virginia EZ Pass transponders. Any discount program created
pursuant to this section shall provide discounts for each class of
motor vehicles.

(b) The Authority shall provide public notice and hold public
hearings on any proposed discount program as required in section
thirteen-a of this article prior to implementation of such program.

(c) Annually, the Parkways Authority shall hold at least one
public informational session in each of the following counties:
Kanawha, Fayette, Raleigh and Mercer counties. The Authority is to
distribute educational materials and other information concerning
the discount program for purchasers of West Virginia EZ Pass
transponders described in this section.

(d) Upon the effective date of the amendments to this section
enacted during the regular session of the Legislature in the year
2010, the Authority shall make available West Virginia EZ Pass
transponders to the public without the payment of any monetary
security deposit. The Authority shall credit any individual that has paid a security deposit for a West Virginia EZ Pass transponder
prior to July 1, 2010, on the individual's next billing statement.

(e) For purposes of this section, a "West Virginia EZ Pass
transponder" means a device sold by the Parkways Authority which
allows the purchaser to attach the device to his or her motor
vehicle and travel through a Parkways toll facility and be billed
for such travel by the Authority.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session
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